Muthukumar, S/O.Subbiah, v. The Inspector Of Police,

Crl.O.P.(MD)No.6356 of 2019 & BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED : 24.02.2022 CORAM :

THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE G.ILANGOVAN Crl.O.P.(MD)No.6356 of 2019 & Crl.MP(MD)No.4200 of 2019 1.Muthukumar 2.Subbiah 3.Arunselvi ... Petitioners Vs.

1.The State Represented by The Inspector of Police, Sankarankovil Taluk, Tirunelveli District.

(Crime No.676/2014) 2.Tamilselvi ... Respondents Prayer: Criminal Original Petition is filed under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, to admit this quash petition and call for the records from the Judicial Magistrate, Sankarankovil in Cr.No.676 of 2014, on the file of the Inspector of Police, Sankarankovil Town Police Station, Tirunelveli District and quash the same.

For Petitioners :

Mr.K.Prabhu For Respondents :

Mr.SS.Madhavan, Government Advocate (Crl. Side) for R1 Mr.S.Senthil Sankara Natha Kumar for R2

ORDER

This Criminal Original Petition has been filed to quash the FIR in Crime No.676/2014 on the file of the first respondent Police.

2. On 14.02.2022, the second respondent / defacto complainant as well as the first petitioner / first accused appeared before this Court through Video Conference and they were identified by their respective learned counsels. They were also identified by the learned Government Advocate and the Investigation Officer, namely, Mr.E.Gunaseelan, Head Constable, Thiruvidaimaruthur Police Station, Thanjavur District.

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3. The learned counsel for the petitioners has filed the xerox copies of Aadhaar Cards of the parties with respective passport size photos affixed therein. Both the parties have filed joint compromise memo, duly signed by the petitioners, the second respondent and also by their respective counsels stating that the matter in issue between them has been amicably resolved and therefore, the second respondent / defacto complainant is not willing to prosecute the case. Both the parties to compromise were enquired by me and they accepted the terms of compromise. Since the matter in issue has been compromised between the parties, no purpose will be served in keeping the case pending further.

4. In the result, by recording the compromise, this Criminal Original Petition is allowed and the proceedings in FIR in Crime No.676/2014, on the file of the first respondent police is quashed in respect of the petitioners. The joint compromise memo shall form part and parcel of this order. Consequently, the connected miscellaneous petition is closed.

Sd/- Assistant Registrar (Crl side) // True Copy // / /2022 Sub Assistant Registrar(CS) mbi Note:

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To Enclose copy of Joint Compromise memo.

1.The Inspector of Police, Sankarankovil Taluk, Tirunelveli District.

2.The Additional Public Prosecutor, Madurai Bench of Madras High Court,Madurai.

Copy to The Judicial Magistrate, Sankarankovil.

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